New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.

In Saratoga on Sunday l met Assemblyman Mo
Carthy of Sy He says that he has no lntch
ton Of returning 10 the Assembly, a. his business
requires his attention. There has been sorno tnik
that he will succeed State Senator Hendricks and
that Mr. Hendricks will be put the state ticket
This, Mr. Mccarthy says. Is not the programme 70
far he knows Is concerned When asked about
state politics he replied "S4nco my determination
not to so back to Albany have had little interest
In general politics. The Republicans can carry the
State this fail if they con get out the vote In the
country. The farmers must DO stirred up " bring
them to tho polls. II they come out the State Is
Republican. There Il no argument 50 strong Win
your average farmer tax argument. Ii you can
him that by being at the polls he Is protecting
his pochet, he viii be at the polls Now we have
the tax argument. The Of the Democratic
members Of the Assembly in matters affecting taxes
is sufficient 10 issue. Why, do you know
that although Mr.. Hewitt is posing as a reioi IN
Mayor and all that sort OF thing, that II we had
ordered all the taxes LEVIED that he recommended
and asked an aggregate Of s12,oOo,0Oo would have
been put "a a buron the city Of Now-YOrk.
figured 1T Out carefully one day and was surprised
to find how large it vas"
John ChambeI1in tho wellknown caterer and
Washington clubhouse man, has been In Saratoga foI
weca. His family are in the cottage Of his wne's
brother, "Ned" Thorne, the actor, at Pleasure Bay
Long Branch. He says he has lost every bet he has
tried to make In Saratoga. but nevertheless thinks
the most delightful Of summer places, stoiy Ii
told about how he got a Senator'S vote for his Old
Point Comfort land grant bill last winter He had
asked "Jim" Young to request Senator Evarts "
come of the floor and speak with him in tho marble
chamber Young ia one OF the Clerks and had access
70 the floor. While Young his mission
Chambern sIent his timo trying ~ secure tho VOTE
OF General Butler, Of South Carolina. Butler was
holding back when Young out and said 10
Chamberin: "Bin will DO here moment" The
about Senator Evarts convuised Butler with laughter
ST am for the bill" said Butler. "Say moe
about it am with Bill for the bill"
Hiram Tompkins, the veteran Saratoga hotel
keeper is always 10 he seen standing under thu
great archway leading into the court OF the Untet
states Hotel each now train from New York I0l
| guests would think that no was doaA They
| Imagine lesser cause that would keep him iron
| his post.
| General r. II. Cochran, OF Toledo. who has been
guest nj tho Gedney House for some weeks was sum
moned home yesterday BY telegraph to serve pail
bearer at the funeral of his old friend and comrade
General Comfy Editor Of The Toledo Commercial Gen
| era Comfy has a sister. Mrs jackson, who lives II
York aud he frequently visited here His son. Gu,
T.. Comfy, here year or two ago 10 engage II
newspaper work. but returned TO Toledo to assist hi
father When General Comfy was last here IL was colt
weather and the enormous fulined coat that he wor
made him q conspicuous figure ~herevsr he went III
OF the abest and most pungent writer's In tn
West, and his paragraphs especially had the flavor
French Journalism One of Obos prominent Democratic
leaders remarked that he would rather be kicket
by mule than pierced by one Of Comly's paragraphs"